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Music Former R. Kelly Employee Claims He Made Girlfriends "Who Twerked For Cake" Fight Ex-employee Suzette Mayweather testifies that R. Kelly once forced his girlfriends to fight each other after "twerking for cake" at his birthday party in 2016. By Joshua Robinson September 01, 2021
Music Ja Rule Sells Fyre Festival Painting For NFT Worth $122,000 Ja Rule's official Fyre Festival painting has made serious waves after being auctioned for an NFT worth $122,000. By Mitch Findlay March 25, 2021
Music Chief Keef & Soulja Boy Reunite In New Photos Soulja Boy shows love to Chief Keef by posting new pictures of the two influential rappers linking up. By Joshua Robinson April 23, 2021
Original Content What Happened To Kirko Bangz? The Houston rapper rose to fame following the success of his 2011 single "Drank In My Cup." What's he up to now? By Azure Johnson April 29, 2021
Sneakers Bobby Shmurda Turns Down Custom Sneakers Because Of His Parole Bobby Shmurda refuses to let anything or anyone stop him from following his parole guidelines. By Joshua Robinson April 21, 2021
Original Content Yung Joc Talks Pandemic Wedding Planning, Viral RideShare Moment, & New Rick Ross Collab Rap veteran Yung Joc is a man on a mission. He recently sat down with us to talk about leaving "Love & Hip Hop" drama in the past, the importance of celebrities being involved in their communities, and what we can expect from his forthcoming collaborartion with Rick Ross. By Erika Marie March 02, 2021
Pop Culture Ashanti Says There's No Bad Blood Between Her & Keyshia Cole After 'Verzuz' Battle Ashanti is shutting down rumors of any sort of feud between her and Cole after their 'Verzuz' battle. By Madusa S. January 27, 2021
Pop Culture Halle Berry Says She Loves When Rappers Name-Drop Her The actress is flattered by the namedropping. By Madusa S. June 09, 2021
Music Young Thug Teases "Slime Language 2" Release Date Young Thug mysteriously shared a release date, which many believe could be for "Slime Language 2". By Alex Zidel January 27, 2021
Music Pooh Shiesty Says He Really Wants A Cardi B Feature Bardi Gang seems to agree that Cardi B should collaborate with Pooh Shiesty. By Aron A. February 23, 2021
Music K. Michelle Is Tired Of Some Artists "Making A Mockery Of Music" She didn't name names, but she made it clear that "everybody can't sing." By Erika Marie November 30, 2020
Music Young Thug Explains Controversial JAY-Z Comments & Names His Top 5 Rappers Young Thug clarifies his comments about JAY-Z from last year. By Alex Zidel May 17, 2021